No One But You [Mass Market Paperback]

Maureen Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2, 2008

One Reckless Night Of Passion

After a long absence, FBI agent Althea Pritchard has returned home to Baltimore, but it already feels like history is repeating itself. A teenage girl has been abducted--just as Althea was eight years before. The ordeal left her determined to capture such criminals, and she's more prepared than ever. There's just one problem--her gorgeous, irresistibly sexy new partner. A man she knows intimately, yet not at all. . .

One Dangerous Affair. . .

Special Agent Damien Wade is shocked to discover his new partner is the same beautiful mystery woman with whom he recently shared one night of incredible passion. But bowing out is not an option. Inevitably, as the kidnapping case intensifies, so does their relationship--especially when Althea becomes the target of danger. But she has vowed never to be a victim again. And now with Damien by her side, she has more to live for than ever. . .

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Dafina (December 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 075822740X
• ISBN-13: 978-0758227409
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,305,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Maureen Smith is the author of seventeen novels and one novella, including the award-winning novel With Every Breath. She writes romantic suspense for Kensington (Dafina) and contemporary romance for Harlequin (Kimani). She received a B.A. in English from the University of Maryland (Go Terps!) with a minor in creative writing.

As a former freelance writer, Maureen's articles were featured in various print and online publications. While working as a freelance writer following the birth of her second child, Maureen penned her first novel. To her delight, Ghosts of Fire was nominated for a Romantic Times BOOKreviews Reviewers' Choice Award and an Emma Award for Favorite New Author, and won the Romance in Color Reviewers' Choice Awards for New Author of the Year and Romantic Suspense of the Year. Maureen's second novel, With Every Breath, was also nominated for a Romantic Times BOOKreviews Reviewers' Choice Award, and garnered four Emma Award nominations in the categories of Favorite Hero, Favorite Romantic Suspense, Author of the Year and Book of the Year. Maureen's novel, Secret Agent Seduction, won the 2010 Emma Award for Best Romantic Suspense. To date, Maureen has received four Romantic Times nominations and fourteen Emma nominations.

Maureen lives in San Antonio, TX with her husband, two children, and a beloved miniature schnauzer named Pippin.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I was a little disappointed..., December 16, 2008

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Essence (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: No One But You (Mass Market Paperback)

Do not get me wrong, Maureen Smith is a fantastic writer but I felt that something was missing in this particular book. The first series in this book with Garrison and Imani's story, With Every Breath (Arabesque), is the best. Mrs. Smith did a wonderful job with combining romance and suspense. The suspense side of this story was great but I wanted Mrs. Smith to spend more time on the romance. I was half way through the book and was thinking, "what's going on between Damien and Althea?' I felt that their romance was passive and not faced head on.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kidnapped!, February 27, 2009

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This review is from: No One But You (Mass Market Paperback)

Althea Pritchard is home after eight long years. Eight years ago, Althea was kidnapped and held for 30 days before she escaped. Althea vowed never to be a victim again. She quit medical school and joined the FBI. After 3 years with the bureau, she gets a transfer home. The day she returns, the daughter of a millionaire is kidnapped a lot like she had been. The similarities were unnerving. Upon returning home, she also let loose and had a one night stand with an amazing man she was never going to see again. Special Agent Damien Wade is devoted to his job and his 11-year-old daughter. When he is drawn to a beautiful woman he meets in a club, he has a one night stand with an amazing woman he is never going to see again. Reporting for duty, Althea is going to see her superior when she collides with Mr. One Night Stand.

No One But You is amazing. A perfect coupling of a romance and a suspense thriller. There are several plots and subplots that have you turning page after page. Smith does an excellent job of painting the scenario and leaving clues. She knows exactly when to introduce another "suspect" and more details. No One But You is a great "who done it" with the right amount of red hot romance.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars suspense novel with a hint of romance, November 23, 2010

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Emerson "Eureka" (East Coast) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: No One But You (Kindle Edition)

This is really a suspense novel with a hint of romance, which is SO not my thing. I wanted to see the relationship of the main characters develop more. Instead, I got a ton of information that I'm sure makes a great suspense novel worth the money. However, I wasn't looking for that, so this novel was NOT worth the money. The two or three love scenes were HOT, but there still weren't enough to make this a romance noel. Now, I'm timid about purchasing anything else by this author. I want to be sure a novel labeled ROMANCE truly is a romance!